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This is a magical time as your little person grows and develops. Your three-year-old is full of wonder, observing and imitating. Your four-year-old is energetic and imaginative. Learns new words quickly and uses them to tell jokes and wild stories. Your five-year-old likes to plan and be part of decision-making. |
- Uses the toilet with some help, younger ages may still be potty training
- Dresses without much help. Starts to use table utensils skillfully.
- Walks a straight line and can hop on one foot, learns to skip
- Starts to pedal and steer a tricycle with skill
- Learns to catch and throw a bounced ball
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- Younger children can draw circle and square. Older children may draw pictures that represent animals, objects and people.
- Matches object to picture. Places toys, objects in line from smallest to largest.
- Identifies common colors and begins to count
- Begins to recognize words and letters, address/phone number if taught
- Knows stories have a beginning, middle and end. Begins to understand that stories are read from left to right, top to bottom
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- May show preference for one parent (usually parent of opposite sex)
- Enjoys playing house, dress up, etc. Has difficulty separating fantasy / pretend play from reality.
- Understands and obeys simple rules (sometimes)
- Takes turns and shares (most of the time), but can be bossy
- By five, likes to feel grown up and may boast about self to younger children
- May exclude other children in play, particularly best friend
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- Involve him in observing and investigating natural events and objects, sorting, classifying, searching for patterns, noting differences and similarities, and in drawing and discussing what he sees.
- Provide fine motor activities, such as using puzzles, sewing, woodworking, playing with objects that can be taken apart and put back together, dolls and their accessories.
- Make a playhouse of large cardboard packing boxes. Stock with crayons, paper, books. Put together a box of dress up clothes for make believe play
- Make story time interactive, ask your child questions as you read the story.
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